THE GOLDEN WARRIOR : the life and legend of Lawrence of Arabia

New York: Paragon House, 1993. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 8vo,.. cloth, dust jacket, xiii, 406 pages : illustrations, Originally published: London : George Weidenfeld and Nicolson Ltd., 1990. With new preface and appendix.CONTENTS: pt. 1. From Birth to Manhood: August 1888-August 1914. I. Ancestry and Inheritance. II. Boyhood and Schooling, 1888-1907. III. Oxford and The Orient, 1907-1910. IV. Wandering Scholar: The Middle East, 1910-1913. V. For King and Country, 1914 -- pt. 2. Intelligence Officer: December 1914-June 1916. I. War and Duty. II. Men and Ideas. III. A Secret War. IV. Adventures in Blunderland: Iraq, April 1916 -- pt. 3. With the Arabs at Aqaba: June 1916-July 1917. I.A Man of Destiny. II. Lawrence and the Arabs. III. Triumph at Aqaba -- pt. 4. The Road to Damascus: July 1917-October 1918. I. The Railway War. II. A Covert Operation. III. Dera: Degradation or Deception? IV. Betrayal. V. War's Mischances, November 1917-July 1918. VI. Damascus: Flawed Triumph -- pt. 5. The Legend of Lawrence of Arabia. I. Achievement. II. The Making of the Legend, 1918-1935. III. Living with a Legend -- pt. 6. Making the Best of It: November 1918-May 1935. I. Diplomat, 1918-1919. II. Kingmaker, 1919-1922. III. Man of Letters. IV. Gentleman Ranker, 1922-1935. V. Death of a Hero -- pt. 7. The Bubble Reputation. T.E. Lawrence was a true scholar, a man of irresistible charm who genuinely cared for the Arabs. He was also a shocking fabricator who invented, embellished, and used his own legend. This controversial and provocative biography overturns the mythology that surrounds this enigmatic man..